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Achieving Career Goals Through Alternative Routes

Achieving Career Goals Through Alternative Routes. Erin Harvey & Greg Rosenberg- FSU Career Center. What are your personal career goals?. Ask yourself: What are my interest and skills? Where do I want to be? What do I want to be doing? What am I willing to do to get there?.

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Achieving Career Goals Through Alternative Routes

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  1. Achieving Career Goals Through Alternative Routes Erin Harvey & Greg Rosenberg- FSU Career Center

  2. What are your personal career goals? • Ask yourself: • What are my interest and skills? • Where do I want to be? • What do I want to be doing? • What am I willing to do to get there?

  3. Which occupations Require a four year degree? Airline Pilot Engineer Actuary Accountant Radiation Therapist Commercial Pilot Secondary School Teacher Air Traffic Controller Cosmetologist Electrician Mechanic Editor/Reporter Drafter Web Design Specialist General Managers Computer Programmer Medical Assistant Insurance Underwriter Horticulture Specialist Occupational Therapist • Nuclear Medicine Technologist • Police Detective • Real Estate Broker • Dental Hygienist • Radiation Therapist • Architect • Contractor • Physician Assistant • Purchasing Agent • Librarian • Interior Designer

  4. Which occupations Require a four year degree? Mechanic Editor/Reporter Drafter Web Design Specialist General Managers Computer Programmer Medical Assistant Insurance Underwriter Horticulture Specialist Occupational Therapist Airline Pilot Engineer Actuary Accountant Radiation Therapist Commercial Pilot Secondary School Teacher Air Traffic Controller Cosmetologist Electrician • Nuclear Medicine Technologist • Police Detective • Real Estate Broker • Dental Hygienist • Radiation Therapist • Architect • Contractor • Physician Assistant • Purchasing Agent • Librarian • Interior Designer

  5. Alternative routes • Military • Vocational or Trade School • Certifications

  6. Military Options • Army  www.goarmy.com • Army National Guard  www.1800GOGUARD.com • Navy  www.navy.com • Marines  www.marines.com • Air Force  www.airforce.com • Air National Guard  www.goang.com • Coast Guard  www.gocoastguard.com

  7. Military Options What to track on Ways to be Proactive Research Online Meet with a Recruiter Take the ASVAB Obtain a High School degree of GED • Stay Healthy • Get Good Grades • Maintain a Clean Legal Record • Maintain Upstanding Character and Morals

  8. Trade school options • Environmental • Flight & Aviation • Health Care • Legal & Criminal Justice • Media Arts • Sports & Recreation • Trades Schools • Travel & Hospitality • Automotive Schools • Animal Care • Beauty Schools • Business Schools • Computers & Technology • Cosmetology & Esthetics • Culinary Schools • Design & Arts

  9. Trade School Contacts • National Electrical Contractors Association www.necanet.org • Commercial Diving Academy www,diversacademy.com • Sheet Metal Workers International Association www.smwia.org • The Art Institutes www.artinstitutes.edu • United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry www.ua.org • United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners www.carpenters.org • General Trade School Info www.trade-schools.net • Trade School Careers www.khake.com

  10. Trade School Options What to track on How to be proactive Conduct an information interview with a professional in the field Research accreditation of school and trade Seek experience during high school in this trade • Do you have a specific skill set? • Are there special certifications to distinguish success and knowledge in this field?

  11. Action steps • Meet with your school guidance counselor and create an Individual Career Action Plan • Identify professionals in your field or military branch you can speak with • Research requirements to enter school or military branch • Enroll and excel in core classes and gain high school diploma • Take needed exams for entry to specific school or military branch • Continuously learn about your field and future opportunities

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